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The bruises are still there and it has now been 9 days, on her right leg it is very purple now, and on the left leg it looks like a fading color, kind of like freckles.
I was wondering if you would know how long it should take for a reaction from unwashed clothes to go away, so that way we can go back to the hospital if is still there so they can check if it may be something else.
She has an appointment for a physical, but that is three weeks away from now. Thank you.View Thread

We first thought it could be an skin allergy, but she didn't eat anything out of her usually on that day, I believe.
Then I remembered that I just purchased her two new pair of jeans for her, she wore one the day before that happened, and the other one on the actual day it happened.
The day before she had nothing, but on that day she had a lot of little dots that looked like bruises once she came back from school.
Could it be due to the pants maybe being too tight, I asked her if they were too tight and if it hurts, she said is tight, but it didn't hurt.
We will return it tomorrow and get a bigger size just in case.
Should we just wait it out and assume it was the pants, or should we still go to the doctor to see if it could be something else. She said it wasn't itchy and it didn't hurt. The dots are going away slowly, but I am worried we should maybe make an appointment or go to the E.R. today while is still there to see if it could be something worse.
What would you recommend?
Thank you
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I would never ever call them fat or chunky, however, my mother (the parent) has this thing for yelling to them if they eat candy or bring sweets from school, stop eating that, that's why your fat! or you'll get fat if you eat that!
I don't like that, I don't say it at the moment, but when the kids are away I bring it up to her.
I told her several times to stop yelling at them saying that they are fat because they eat that or they will become fat because they eat that. The kids are actually of normal weight, the two little girls are fairly thin and my little brother is of normal weight with a little more meat on him.
I've noticed that the littlest girl has become too dependent on her eating habits, she's 5, and whenever she wants to eat something, yogurt, or candy or ice cream, she always asks for permission and if she can have the whole thing. If I give her some ice cream on special occasions, she says only one small scoop cause I don't want to be fat.
Right now, they are very young and it seems like they don't have body image issues, I hope they don't get too concerned with what they eat and how they view themselves.
And back to the topic, no I would not call them fat or mention their weight. When I noticed they were getting a little heavy and lazy, I signed them up for swimming classes and now they love it, and they are all more fit and are always bugging me to take them to open swim sessions.
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Also, I was talking about giving the children a couple of yogurts a week, not too much, just twice a week. My children aren't diabetic or have any medical conditions, and they are of normal weight and are now active swimmers.
They also take fruits on the other days when they don't take their yogurt, so I don't think they will develop a habit of eating packaged sweets as adults.
For now they love sugar, but we limit their sugar intake by not purchasing sweets and having a huge stack of fruits at home.
Thank you in advance
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I was wondering what you guys thought of this.. or should I just stick to Yoplait and send it to them once in a while..
Here is the back of the yogurt for vanilla chai
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 6 oz
Amount per Serving
Calories 60Calories from Fat 13.5
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1.5g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 95mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 3g
Protein 8g 16%
Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 22%
Carbs 26%
Protein 52%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calories needs.
Ingredients here..
water, milk protein concentrate, whey protein concentrate, cream, gelatin, tricalcium phosphate, modified corn starch, natural flavor, citric acid, salt, pectin, agar, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, red 40, vitamin A palmitate, vitamamin D3, enzymes and active cultures with L. Acidophilus and B. bifidumView Thread
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